silveradept | And tonight passes without too much of a peep.

...although as I got out of lecture today, there was someone putting a fire extinguisher to one of the trash bins. Pyros at college, I guess. That could be considered the highlight of my day. A motion to dismiss Jack Thompson from the bar is certainly something that will warm a lot of people's hearts.

In other strange, and perhaps signaling that he might be the next person who should be actively discredited and thrown down in disgrace for perverting the profession he professes to practice, Pat Pokes Pennsylvania: Tossing Teachings Troublesome. I've had it up to here (indicates Lagrange Point Four) with the doom and destruction prophecies because people don't follow your preferred philosophy. You know, Pat, I wouldn't go praying to God if things start going badly for you, not to say that they will, but if it should, then don't go praying to God, because you've thrown him out.

I think the following link qualifies as "irony". Behold, Exhibit A: Urban Outfitters selling a Charlie Brown Christmas Tree. That's right - that poor one-ornament testament against commercialism is now being hawked for twenty-four dollars by a major chain. I'll be borrowing the access codes for the ortillery satellites now... it's all about the brand these days. Well, some people are deconstructing the idea of the brand to pretty good effectiveness. Branding these days is more a form ofwankery than of information.

Instead of buying the prepackaged brand, why not deal with some of your own thoughts. This link used to be empty... instead it has been filled. Although maybe not with the great wisdom of a Split Pea Meditation.

And, to cap off the night, there was one other tiny little thing that happened today...

I got turned down in my pursuit of a lovely classmate. She's dating someone else - which is why she told me that she wasn't accompanying me to my Thanksgiving dinner with the family. She's going with him instead.

Let it be known - not bitter, not angry, not anything like that. I asked her and she told me no. I read the change in her Thanksgiving plans as a dismissal of my suit, and it turns out that I read it correctly. The first thing into my head after hearing the confirmation of my suspicions was, "Well, at least my instincts weren't off." That was enough for a laugh. (Not soon afterwards, I was treated to the sight of the fire extinguisher in the trash can. The silly reinforces itself when you let it.) Ah, well. Guess I try for someone else, then. There are quite a few cute women in my classes. Just need to get to know them a bit more. It's a lost battle - the campaign rages on. Oh, well. At least my instincts were working properly.

And that's it for tonight - tomorrow holds a nice full docket of work - like reading my assignments for next week. Fun. then checking on some sources. Also fun. Then, possibly, checking out some books to read and record. Great fun. But if all of that gets done to my satisfaction, then I start gaining time on my due dates again. Thus, it's a good thing. Definitely a good thing to be gaining time on due dates...